English-French translations for purport

• avoir l'intention
• prétendre
  Une Europe qui tolère ce type de discrimination ne peut prétendre être un exemple pour quiconque. A Europe that tolerates any kind of discrimination cannot purport to be an example to anyone.
  La Commission n'a jamais contesté que, en ce qui concerne les sanctions pénales, la Communauté ne peut prétendre agir individuellement dans la sphère pénale. The Commission has never contested that, as regards concrete criminal sanctions, the Community cannot purport to act in the criminal area in isolation.

Definition of purport

• To convey, imply, or profess outwardly (often falsely
• To intend
• import, intention or purpose
• disguise; covering

Examples

• He purports himself to be an international man of affairs.
• He purported to become an international man of affairs.

Related words

• purpose
• purposefulness
• purposefully
• purposeful
• purposeless
• purposelessness
• purposely
• general-purpose
• purported